Samantha Bond
Samantha Bond
Samantha Bondis an English actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years. She is also known for her role as meddlesome wealthy Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey, spanning from 2010–15, who appeared in a number of episodes including the final episode of the final series. Bond has also grown prominent from her role as the unreliable Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered, Bond appeared in the whole...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 November 1961
Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.
I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.
The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.
My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.
I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.
It's always been a dream of mine to be Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, and here I am performing alongside Robert Lindsay and being directed by a major Broadway producer. Who said dreams don't come true?
I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.
I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.
I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.